Don't worry, there are no Halo 3 spoilers in this episode (in case you were wondering). Actually there's barely any Halo talk in this episode at all. In the run-up to Tuesday's mega-launch of the most anticipated game of the year, we spend this episode talking about other, less Master Chief-y games, go over some Tokyo Game Show news, and Dan gives one listener a verbal thrashing...over Halo.

BTW, we're going to do another Player One Podcast Game Night this Friday, September 28. If you've been unable to find decent, non-griefing people to play with this could be your chance. Click here to go to our forums, register, and you'll see a thread about the Game Night in our Online Gaming area.

Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!

This week's links:
Persona 3
.skate
Blue Dragon
Bomberman Live
Viva Pinata Party Animals
PixelJunk Racers
BioShock
Joystiq: Grade-grubbing Gamestop manager gets suspended
Future US doing Nintendo Power magazine
Smash Bros. Brawl has online play
Bloomberg: Sega Sammy Says Sonic and Mario Game Sales May Reach 4 Million
GamesIndustry.biz: Thompson: Home delay is "disappointing"
Gametrailers: Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer
Joystiq: Hands-on with NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams

This week we welcome ex-Electronic Gaming Monthly editor and Shawnimals creator Shawn Smith to the program for 90 minutes of chatting about games, ye olden days of EGM, and what it's like to leave a video game magazine, start a line of designer plush and then turn that work into a video game—Southpeak Interactive's recently announced Ninjatown for Nintendo DS.

Plus we talk about the games we've been playing in the past week and go over a few of last week's big headlines. Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Don't forget to join our forums!

This week's links:
Shawnimals
Ninjatown
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
Sudoku 2007 NES
Donkey Kong Jungle Climber
Heavenly Sword
Persona 3
Blue Dragon
PixelJunk Racers
Spider-Man Friend or Foe

Admit it. You're biased. You have likes, dislikes, loves, hates, etc. And we jump into that a bit this week as we talk about fanboy logic -- the propensity to defend something you own/like even when that position is indefensible or seemingly illogical. We go through a few of the previous system wars and even fess up to our own personal biases. Maybe you'll be able to do the same after listening. Thanks go to Declivity Man on our forum for suggesting the topic.

But that's not all, we also discuss the games we've been playing this week, including Metroid Prime 3: Corruption and Blue Dragon -- two titles which have had very different reactions from the gaming community at large (that, for the most part, don't gel with our own).

Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Don't forget to join our forums!

This week's links:
Blue Dragon
Metroid Prime 3
Donkey Kong Jungle Climber
BioShock
Dynasty Warriors Gundam
Crazy Taxi PSP
NHL 08
Fatal Inertia

This week the boys spend the entire podcast talking about all the boffo games they've been playing over the past week. Thrill as they go toe-to-toe on whether Metroid Prime 3 is "the tits" or yet another GameCube game with gimmicky controls. Witness them talk up Blue Dragon like it's not just another average RPG. Groan as Greg calls out Folklore for being a warmed-over turd.

Plus! Be sure to take part in Player One's first game giveaway!

Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Don't forget to join our forums!